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Corn Feast 5
"Sgt Ed Bernardo - Chief of camera maintenance - 17th Tact. Recon. Sqdn - Ed was the cook at our in-tent corn on the cob feed"
Corn Feast 4
"Fred Hill - corn on the cob - bought from a local farmer and cooked in our tent - we had a little Primus Stove. Rolled mosquito net and towels overhead. Foot powder, soap, ink bottle, and extra shoes under cot. Fred wears loafers from home, long…
Corn Feast 3
"Dick Baxter - Camera Maintenance Dept. 17th Tact. Recon. Sqdn - Corn on the cob feast in our tent - purchased from local farmer"
Leyte, LST 626 4
"Truck & rolling stock and some personnel on top deck for move of 17th Tactical Recon Sqdn - from Leyte to Mindoro" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Leaving Leyte. Hill's squadron spent a hot week unloading, refloating, relanding, and reloading LST 626.…
Leyte, Mud Boat 2
"Carabao pulling a 'mud boat' to bring supplies from the street to our kitchen - Too muddy for our trucks"
Leyte, Mud Boat 1
"Carabao pulling a 'mud boat' to bring supplies from the street to our kitchen - Too muddy for our trucks" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mud Boat Season. When deep mud made four-wheel-drive jeeps useless (background), many key places on Leyte became…
Biak Camp, Men's Tent 2
"The cot and equipment of Sgt. Fred Hill. Two boards of salvaged lumber for a floor. 50 cal ammo boxes - with silica gel from engine boxes - kept film and personal cameras, and stationery dry. 30 cal carbine hangs from bedside. Loafer slippers from…
Biak Camp, Men's Tent 1
"Typical enlisted men's tent on Biak, Dutch New Guinea 17th Tact. Recon Sqdn" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Mokmer Village Home. Hill described his personal quarters on Biak as the most primitive of any of his ten sites. Here he records....a canvas tent…
Biak, Ocean Swimming 5
"Swimming off barge at Biak"
Biak, Ocean Swimming 4
"Swimming off barge at Biak"